San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-18
FROM RHODE ISLAND.

Eleanor Dishes Up Interesting Cos
Sip at a Seaside Resort.
NoYEs POINT, Westerly, r. L., Aug. 10.
"TO show you that ladies care abso-
lutely nothing for politics, said popu-
lar sojourner at Watch Hill the other
day, 1--WE will spring little experiment
upon few of them. We will ask the
most Intelligent among our acquaint-
ances to name the man they would pre-
fer TO see president Of the United States.
We will mention three candidates,
Cleveland, Blaine and Secretary Whit
ney. and have some fun" An hour or
two later, when the ladies had assem-
bled with their books and their fancy
work, the subject was carefully
preached. The immediate result Of
this unexpected, but evidently very wei
come conversational turn, was con-
fusion of tongues, ended at last by the
practical suggestion OF lady from New
York to put the matter to vote, and az
terward for each one to give the reasons
for her choice. Among the 30 ladies
Secretary Whitney received Is votes,
Cleveland s, and Blaine A. The protector
of this novel scheme for measuring
and emphasizing the ignorance OF the
fiance world, was somew surprised
at the enthusiasm displayed, and called
upon the youngest lady of the group, a
fashionable Philadelphia belle, TO ana
lyze her preference, positive of cours
that she would not be able TO do IL.
my reasons are numerous" the young
woman replied calmly, ana quite as If
she were in the habit of discussing such
questions. | take my stand first on
honesty and moral courage. Let us
take Whitney's last official act In the
case OF the United States steamship
Polas for instance. Ii would have been
first-class political swindle TO have
spent $50, 900 repairing this ancient tug,
which, as the secretary says, would even
then require only one good shot from Il
modern machine gun to end her career.
If this man Is ever a candidate for presi-
dent, and the women vote, as they have
n right to do, he will go in by aOclsma-
tion."
Upon my word it looks like it," said
Blaine man from Brookline where the
Whitney family resides.
"ADd do you know" exclaimed a
young married lady never before credit
ed with political aspirations or interest,
THAT the Hon. Charles b. Waite, for
merly judge Of supreme court, has de-
cided that the constitution does not
forbid women from vOting?' After
this last surprise the masculine PROPOSE
tiOn to shave smoke" met with gen.
enral favor, and the ladies bad the
piazza to themselves. The DTOpTietOrs
OF the Ocean House think it unwise
from the standpoint of their own eX-
perienOes for men to srrOgate too much
superiority on any subject over the
ladies, as they are quite rs correct in all
m oil
posted as the men. Three cheers for
the Ocean House.
AprOpOs this hotel will be kept open
through September, the most beautiful
month OF the year at the sea-shore.
Prof LOinstle, the great member of
broken down memories has been invited
to lecture to the ladies and gentlemen
Of Watch Hill, and the eloquent ball
room OF the Ocean house has been placed
at his disposal for the 23rd of August.
There Is probably no woman in this
country who has spent more hours out
OF every twenty-fOur in work than Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher. A contemporary
commenting upon this lady's engage
ment to write for syndicate of news
papers, remarks kindly that Mrs Beech
er has done her share of the worlds
work and earned a rest. But cessation
of labor would not be rest to this cOura-
geOus and industrious woman. She
thoroughly realizes that her best friend
in this awful crisis is steady
employment for hand and brain. If
Mrs. Beecher would write what
she knows about tramps she
could furnish the world with some
unique chapters. Year after year she
received the deserving poor, and the
hof
sional and amateur tramp, the men and
women who had been suddenly thrust
from the high places of earth into the
by-ways and corners, each one felt by
faith that Mr.. Beecher's influence would
be sufficient to reinstate, secure position,
feed and clothe, or pay rent, as the case
might be. None Of these were ever
turned away, although MIR. Beecher
rarely encountered such visitors. His
hand was far too liberal to find his
pocket, and without regard to WORTH
ness. Mrs. Beeoher is one of the most ca
pable of hOusekeepers, but the pleasure
OF presiding was denied her for
some years. l shall never forget
the glee with which she told me
that she and father were to be left alone
in the Kicks st. Mansion for few
weeks, without even servant. Father
will go to market, and will cook what
he brings In on my little gas stove," she
said, and 1t will seem exactly as it used
to do when | did all my own work, and
we took cOmfort-oh, such comfort"
All me, there has been many q rough
day since that happy time, but the
devotion and courage of this woman has
been invincible. May heaven help her
In her determination to make herself
still useful in world where the willing
workers are few and the shirkers many.
The chief charm OF the exquisite story
by George Macdonald, "Sir Gibbie," lay
In the experiences Of the little lad who
found himself alone In the great, wide,
fresh country fields after his squalid city
life. A great many little Sir Gibbies
have, through the ministration of the
Irish air fund, been equally delighted
and bewildered. A few hours spent
with the pale, sickly city children who
are literally "turned out to grass" on
farms OF BrattleborO, VT, Is more profit
able than many sermons. One kind
hearted farmer, who had never i'm
agined such state Of things, was made
seriously i'll by the sight of these wan
little faces; and when a boy ten years
old, at the sight of a colt, informed him
that he'd found horse ''all shrunk up"
the old man is reported to have dashed
away a tear and said some bad words.
What wonder? ELEANOR KIRK.
When fragile woman sighs deploring
The charms that uuicklV fade away